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A few questions about the Strad

Hi!

I confess I am a true beginner with the Strad, but here a few questions:

1) How can I perform legato of simultaneous intervals? (for instance a series of 3rd, etc) Those are extremely common in the advanced violin litterature but I can't get it to work yet: in Poly mode, I always get the attack on each note.

Re: A few questions about the Strad

Originally Posted by Robert Piéchaud

Hi!

I confess I am a true beginner with the Strad, but here a few questions:

1) How can I perform legato of simultaneous intervals? (for instance a series of 3rd, etc) Those are extremely common in the advanced violin litterature but I can get it to work yet: in Poly mode, I always get the attack on each note.

2) Can I do artificial harmonics?

3) Can I do Ponticello?

4) Can I do Sul tasto?

5) Can I do Col legno? (striken / bowed)

6) Can I do muted trills and tremolos?

Thanks for your help!
R.

1) No true legato it seems, but you can get close in Poly mode (KS D/D#), with notes conjoined, or minimal overlap, and minimal attack. If you use the bowchange CC#64 (sustain) to connect the notes and release it immediately after the NOTE ON of the second pair of notes (they must both have NOTE ON at the same time - the tolerance is very low here), you get a bowchange (minimal) attack on one of the notes and a slightly smoother connection. But, alas, no portamento.

Robert, are you working on something for F06 or is it F07? I ask because I am working on a K2 script to be used with the Stradivari and F06, and this would be pretty futile, if you are cooking on something for F06.

Re: Legato for successive intervals?

2. Pitch bend/shift the natural harmonics (yes, I know they don't sound the same, but it can work depending on context).

3 & 4. No, but with a lot of work and some good filter/eq plug-ins you may be able to at least somewhat approximate the sound. I came up with a semi-decent sul-pont cello line for a GPO solo cello sample.